COMMISSIONER: No place for OJT

We have two candidates from which to choose to be our next commissioner in District 1 in the second-largest county in the state. The position pays about $108,992. 

One candidate has been campaigning for the job for several years. He has no large institutional experience, no degrees remotely associated with the responsibilities, no relevant job experience, and earns a fraction of the commissioner salary. If you are supporting this person because of his faith and good works, have you asked yourself about the remote possibility of a motive including purse and power? Politicians across the country, at every level, have succumbed to this. And if the faith is that powerful, dare I say we need him in his current role more than where it’ll be OJT (on-the-job-training). Being a remarkable Christian does not qualify one for the Olympics or co-leading our county. 

The other choice we have is also a person of faith, and who among us to say which has the “stronger” or “better” faith, more value in God’s eye? She also has a resume that reflects far more qualifications for the job than her opponent. The endorsements from the likes of the Post Falls mayor and a sitting commissioner say something. 

But you won’t take my word for it, and you shouldn’t. Look at their websites. Be objective. 

JEFF ODLAND
Athol